The author is the principal of the Mark Twain School in Montgomery County, Maryland. In his paper, he describes the school's program for emotionally disturbed youth of secondary school age. The role of the teacher-advisor in that program is discussed along with desirable characteristics of persons fulfilling that role. The author outlines what he sees as important concerns in the pre- and in-service training of teachers for emotionally disturbed youth in secondary school programs.
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